In Visual Studio 2015, we take advantage of dynamic compilation to provide a streamlined developer experience. You no longer have to compile your application every time you want to see a change. Instead, just (1) edit the code, (2) save your changes, (3) refresh the browser, and then (4) see your change automatically appear.
Back when I started programming in ASP (what we call ASP Classic now) in the late 90s this is what we had. All we needed to do was save and reload a page and it was there. I realize it's not the same thing as this, but it strikes me as a funny feature in today's development world. It gives me the same LOL feeling as watching Steve Jobs stand on the stage in 2010 telling us how amazing the (original) iPad was because you can load any wallpaper you want for the background of iOS. Lolwat? I was like "what year is this?". I guess I'm a dinosaur programmer now because I don't understand what went so wrong with technology. For a long time we anticipated having technology that would allow us to communicate with audio and video instead of typing everything we want to say in text. Now audio and video are everywhere and we are excited about texting instead. I don't get it. I'll spare you the rest of my technology ravings. /greybeardrant
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1 u/Morbo 24 Feb 2015 04:34
Back when I started programming in ASP (what we call ASP Classic now) in the late 90s this is what we had. All we needed to do was save and reload a page and it was there. I realize it's not the same thing as this, but it strikes me as a funny feature in today's development world. It gives me the same LOL feeling as watching Steve Jobs stand on the stage in 2010 telling us how amazing the (original) iPad was because you can load any wallpaper you want for the background of iOS. Lolwat? I was like "what year is this?". I guess I'm a dinosaur programmer now because I don't understand what went so wrong with technology. For a long time we anticipated having technology that would allow us to communicate with audio and video instead of typing everything we want to say in text. Now audio and video are everywhere and we are excited about texting instead. I don't get it. I'll spare you the rest of my technology ravings. /greybeardrant